# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 5


(1) Any parent who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirements of a notice served on him under paragraph 4 commits an offence if the notice relates to a child who is not over compulsory school age at the time stated in it as the time for holding the examination.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/26/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-26/paragraph-5
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